{"id":314113,"date":"2026-05-29T15:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/314113\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:31:25","slug":"pride-square-in-el-paso-gets-colorful-new-streetlights-for-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/314113\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride Square in El Paso gets colorful new streetlights for Pride Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:KTSM;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KTSM&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 The City of El Paso installed Pride-themed decorative cylinders on streetlights surrounding Pride Square in Downtown El Paso in recognition of Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"605\" height=\"719\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4ccb0c89724d75022081457b8fb5b158.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"505\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/155ad41a1a224a716052a7c2a2f4367e.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"504\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e11a47aceacf3acc5ed56991c69441e0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials stated that the installation is meant to add colorful visual elements to the downtown area, creating a welcoming atmosphere for residents and visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The colorful streetlights are a smaller design compared to last year\u2019s rainbow-colored sidewalks, but still honor LGBTQ+ pride.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This change is most likely a result of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s demand to remove \u201call political ideologies\u201d from the streets, as it violates federal and state guidelines regarding road safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/el-paso-pride-sidewalks-may-170947032.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:El Paso\u2019s pride sidewalks may face removal after Abbott\u2019s order;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;El Paso\u2019s pride sidewalks may face removal after Abbott\u2019s order&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> El Paso\u2019s pride sidewalks may face removal after Abbott\u2019s order <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cylinders are located on Stanton Street, between Franklin and Missouri Avenues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 The City of El Paso installed Pride-themed decorative cylinders on streetlights surrounding Pride&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[8443,138,140,139,498,42145,113003,27,113002],"class_list":["post-314113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-downtown-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-ktsm","tag-pride-month","tag-streetlights","tag-texas","tag-visual-elements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}